Barber (surname)
Appearance
Barber is an English and Catalan occupational surname for a barber. It is often the anglicized form of the names Barbieri (Italian), Barbero (Spanish), Barbeiro (Portuguese), and Barbier (French).[1] Notable people with the surname include:
A
- A. B. Barber (1883–1961), American Army colonel
- Adrian Barber (born 1938), British musician/producer
- Alan Barber (1905–1985), English amateur first-class cricketer
- Alden G. Barber (1919–2003), Boy Scouts of America figure
- Aleesha Barber (born 1987), Trinidadian sprint hurdler
- Alf Barber (1902–1967), British boxer
- Allison Barber, American university chancellor
- Amos W. Barber (1861–1915), American surgeon and politician
- Amzi L. Barber (1843–1909), American pioneer of the asphalt industry
- Andrea Barber (born 1976), American actress
- Anthony Barber, Baron Barber (1920–2005), British cabinet minister
- Antonia Barber (1932–2019), English author
- Arthur Barber (1898 – after 1925), English cricketer
- Augustus Barber (1927–2008), American businessman and founder of Barber Foods
- Ava Barber (born 1954), American country music singer and performer
B
- Ben Barber (born 1984), Australian actor
- Benjamin Barber (1939–2017), American political scientist
- Bill Barber (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
- Bill Barber (musician) (1920–2007), jazz musician
- Billy Barber (musician), American keyboardist and composer
- Bob Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Bob Barber (cricketer) (born 1935), English cricketer
- Bob Barber (American football) (born 1951), American footballer
- Bob Barber (ice hockey) (born 1943), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Bob Barber (rugby union) (born 1945), New Zealand rugby union player
- Bobby Barber (1894–1976), American character actor
- Brian Barber (born 1973), baseball starting pitcher
- Sir Brendan Barber (born 1951), General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, United Kingdom
- Bruce Barber (born 1950), New Zealand-born artist, writer, curator and educator
- Bryan Barber (born 1970), American music video and motion picture director
C
- Charles Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Charles Barber (artist) (c. 1784 – 1854), English landscape painter and art teacher
- Charles Barber (author) (born 1962), American author on mental health and psychiatry
- Charles Barber (brigadier) (1888–1965), Army officer
- Charles Alfred Barber (1860–1933), British botanist
- Charles Arnold Barber (1848–1915), Canadian architect and inventor
- Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894), English painter
- Charles Chapman Barber (1803–1882), English lawyer
- Charles E. Barber (1840–1917), Chief Engraver of the United States Mint
- Charles I. Barber (1887–1962), American architect
- Charlie Barber (1854–1910), American baseball player
- Chris Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Chris Barber (born 1930), British jazz bandleader and trombonist
- Chris Barber (gridiron football) (born 1964), American football player
- Chris Barber (philanthropist) (1921–2012), Chair of Oxfam 1983–89
- Chris_Barber_(disambiguation) (born 1973), American businessman
- Christopher Barber (painter) (1736–1810), English miniature painter
- Clarence Barber (1917–2004), Canadian economist and academic
- Sir Colin Muir Barber (1897–1964), British general
D
- Dan Barber (born 1969), American chef and restaurant owner
- Daniel Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Daniel Barber (director), British screen director
- Daniel Barber (minister) (1756–1834), American Episcopalian minister
- Danny Barber (born 1971), American soccer player
- Darren Barber (born 1968), Canadian rower
- David Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- David Barber (cricketer) (born 1937), English cricketer
- David G. Barber, Canadian scientist and academic
- Del Barber (born 1983), Canadian country singer
- Derek Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury (1918–2017), agricultural expert
- Dick Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper
- Dominic Barber (1955–2003), English theatre director
- Dominique Barber (born 1986), American football player
- Don Barber (born 1964), Canadian-born ice hockey player
- Donn Barber (1871–1925), American architect
- Douglas Barber, Canadian businessman
- Drew Barber (born 2000), American university student
E
- Edward Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Edward Barber (1893–1915), British soldier during World War I and Victoria Cross recipient
- Edward Barber (minister) (died c. 1674), English Baptist minister
- Edward Barber (priest) (1841–1914), Anglican clergyman
- Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber (1865–1948), Methodist minister on the island of Fernando Po
- Edwin Atlee Barber (1851–1916), American archeologist and author
- Elizabeth Wayland Barber, American author, expert on textiles, professor emerita of archaeology and linguistics
- Eric Barber (1942–2014), Irish professional soccer player
- Eric Barber (cricketer) (1915–1995), English cricketer
- Ernie Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Ernie Barber (American football) (1914–1989), American football player
- Ernie Barber (Australian footballer) (1895–1972), Australian rules footballer
- Eunice Barber (born 1974), Sierra Leonean athlete
F
- Forest Barber (born 1952), American racing driver
- Frances Barber (born 1958), English actress
- Francis Barber (c. 1735 – 1801), Jamaican manservant of Samuel Johnson from 1752 until Johnson's death in 1784
- Francis Barber (Colonel) (1750–1783), colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
- Fred Barber (born 1963), English soccer player
- Frederick Barber (cricketer) (1887–1943), English cricketer
G
- Gary Barber (born 1957), chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, film producer and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment
- George Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- George Barber (artist) (born 1958) Guyana-born video artist
- George Anthony Barber (1802–1874), English-born Canadian educator
- George W. Barber, American race car driver
- Gillian Barber (born 1958), English-born Canadian actress
- Glenn Barber (1935–2008), American country and rockabilly performer
- Glynis Barber (born 1955), British actress
- Graham Barber (born 1958), English soccer referee
- Greg Barber (born 1966), Australian politician
H
- Hamish Barber (1933–2007), Scottish doctor
- Harold Wordsworth Barber (1887–1955), English dermatologist
- Harriet Barber (1968–2014), English figurative painter
- Harry James Barber (1875–1959), Canadian politician
- Herbert Spencer Barber (1882–1950), American entomologist
- Henry Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Henry Barber (cricketer) (1841–1924), English cricketer
- Henry Barber (rock climber) (born 1953), American rock climber
- Henry Barber (sea captain) (18th century), British sea captain who discovered McKean Island
- Sir Henry Barber, 1st Baronet (1860–1927), British property developer
- Hilia Barber, Bissau-Guinean politician
- Hiram Barber (1800–1888), American politician, pioneer and businessman
- Hiram Barber Jr. (1835–1924), American politician
- Horatio Barber (1875–1964), British aviation pioneer
- Horatio Barber (cricketer) (1843–1869), English cricketer
- Howard Barber (1877–1950), English-born Australian politician
I
- Irén Barbér (Irena Barber) (1939–2006), Slovene author, journalist and notary in Hungary
- Irving K. Barber (1923–2012), Canadian forest industrialist and philanthropist
- Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852–1909), American politician
J
- J. Allen Barber (1809–1881), American politician
- Jack Barber (1901–1961), English footballer
- James Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- James Barber (author) (1923–2007), Canadian author
- James Barber (biochemist) (1940–2020), British professor of biochemistry at Imperial College London
- James Barber (politician) (1921–2001), Pennsylvania politician
- James Barber (rugby), New Zealand rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in rugby league
- James A. Barber (1841–1925), American soldier in the American Civil War
- James David Barber (1930–2004), political scientist
- Jamie Barber, British restaurateur
- Janette Barber (born 1953), American stand-up comic, television producer and writer
- Jason Barber (born 1966), English farmer
- Jenni Barber (born 1983), American actress
- Jerry Barber (1916–1994), American professional golfer
- Jesse Barber (1888–1959), American baseball player
- Jesse Max Barber (1878–1949), African-American journalist, teacher and dentist
- Jill Barber (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Jim Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Jim Barber (American football) (1912–1998), American football player
- Jim Barber (ventriloquist), American ventriloquist, comedian and singer
- Joel Barber (1876–1952), American architect
- John Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- John Barber (basketball) (born 1927), American professional basketball player
- John Barber (clergyman) (died 1549), English clergyman
- John Barber (cricketer) (1849–1908), English cricketer
- John Barber (engineer) (1734–1801), English coalmaster and inventor
- John Barber (racing driver) (1929–2015), American Formula One driver
- John P. Barber, American electrical engineer
- John Roaf Barber (1841–1917), Canadian industrialist and politician
- John Warner Barber (1798–1885), American writer and illustrator
- José María Chiquillo Barber (born 1964), Spanish politician
- Joseph Barber (1757–1811), English landscape painter and art teacher
- Joseph L. Barber (1864–1940), American politician
- Joshua Barber (born 1977), American artist
- Josiah Barber (1771–1842), first mayor of Ohio City, Ohio, US
K
- Karen Barber (born 1961), English ice dancer
- Karin Barber (born 1949), British anthropologist and academic
- Kate Barber (born 1976), American field hockey player
- Kantroy Barber (born 1973), American footballer
- Katherine Barber (born 1959), Canadian lexicographer
- Keith Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Keith Barber (drummer) (1947–2005), London-born drummer
- Keith Barber (footballer) (born 1947), English soccer player
- Keith Barber (geographer) (1944–2017), British geographer
- Kimberly Barber (born 1959), Canadian mezzo-soprano and vocal pedagogue
- Kris Barber, Canadian ice dancer
- Kurt Barber (born 1969), American Football player and coach
L
- Laird Howard Barber (1848–1928), American politician
- Lakia Aisha Barber (born 1987), American basketball player
- Leeonzer Barber (born 1966), American boxer
- Len Barber (1929–1988), English soccer player
- Lesley Barber (born 1968), Canadian composer
- Levi Barber (1777–1833), American surveyor, court administrator, banker and legislator
- Lionel Barber (born 1955), English journalist
- Lloyd Barber (1932–2011), Canadian university administrator
- Lucius Israel Barber (1806–1899), American politician
- Lynn Barber (born 1944), British journalist
- Lynn Barber (make-up artist), American make-up artist
M
- Malcolm Barber (born 1943), British scholar of medieval history
- Margaret Barber (1869–1901), English Christian writer
- Margaret E. Barber (1866–1930), English missionary in China
- Marion Barber, Jr. (born 1959), American football player
- Marion Barber III (born 1983), American football player
- Matthew Barber (born 1977), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Mark Barber (1915–1975), American Football player
- Mary Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Mary Barber (poet) (c. 1685 – c. 1755), English poet
- Mary Barber (bacteriologist) (1911–1965), British pathologist and bacteriologist
- Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818–1899), British-born pioneering amateur woman scientist
- Matt Barber (actor) (born 1983), English actor
- Me'Lisa Barber (born 1980), American track and field sprint athlete
- Merrill P. Barber (1910–1985), American politician
- Michael Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Sir Michael Barber (educationist) (born 1955), British educationist
- Michael C. Barber (born 1954), Roman Catholic bishop of Oakland
- Michael Barber (chemist) (1934–1991), developer of fast atom bombardment
- Michael Barber (academic) (born 1947), Australian mathematician, physicist and academic
- Michael Barber (rapper) (born 1980), American rapper
- Michael Barber (wide receiver) (born 1967), American football wide receiver
- Mike Barber (tight end) (born 1953), American football tight end and minister
- Mike Barber (linebacker) (born 1971), American football linebacker
- Mikele Barber (born 1980), American track and field sprint athlete
- Miller Barber (1931–2013), American golfer
N
- Natalie Barber (born 2000), American university student
- Nicole Barber-Lane (born 1970), English actress
- Noel Barber (1909–1988), British novelist and journalist
- Nola Barber (1901–1985), Australian mayor and community worker
- Noyes Barber (1781–1844), American politician
O
- O. C. Barber (1841–1920), American businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
- Orion Metcalf Barber (1857–1930), American politician
P
- Patricia Barber (born 1956), American jazz singer
- Paul Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Paul Barber (actor) (born 1951), English actor
- Paul Barber (bishop) (born 1935), English bishop
- Paul Barber (field hockey) (born 1955), English field hockey player
- Paul Barber (soccer administrator), English soccer administrator
- Peter J. Barber (1830–1905), American architect who was mayor of Santa Barbara, Ca
- Phil Barber (born 1965), English soccer player
- Polly Barber (1803–1898), Canadian teacher, farmer and businesswoman
R
- Ray Barber (1923–2009), singer
- Red Barber (1908–1992), American sports broadcaster
- Richard Barber (born 1941), British historian
- Rina Foygel Barber, American statistician
- Ron Barber (born 1945), American politician
- Ronde Barber (born 1975), American football player (twin brother of Tiki)
- Russell Barber, American curler
S
- Samuel Barber (1910–1981), American composer
- Skip Barber (born 1936), American Formula One driver
- Steve Barber (1938–2007), American professional baseball player
- Steve Barber (right-handed pitcher) (born 1948), American baseball player
T
- Tiki Barber (born 1975), American football player (twin brother of Ronde)
- Tommy Barber (1886–1925), English footballer
- Trevor Barber (1925–2015), New Zealand cricketer
W
- Whitman A. Barber (1853–1930), American politician
- William Barber (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- William Barber (engraver) (1807–1879), Chief Engraver for the U.S. Mint
- William Barber (Ontario politician) (1808–1887), Canadian businessman and politician
- William Swinden Barber (1832–1908), English architect
Fictional
- Justin Barber, fictional character on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Little Miss Barber, advertising character for some brands of tea
Notes
- ^ "Barber Family History". Ancestry. Retrieved 3 January 2019.